2023
An exploration of neural predictors of treatment compliance in cognitive-behavioral group therapy for hoarding disorder
Worden B, Tolin D, Stevens M. An exploration of neural predictors of treatment compliance in cognitive-behavioral group therapy for hoarding disorder. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2023, 345: 410-418. PMID: 38706461, PMCID: PMC11068362, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.10.148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapyBrain activityEffective cognitive behavioral therapyCognitive-behavioral group therapyTreatment attendanceBrain dysfunctionFunctional magnetic resonanceDiscarding taskExecutive functioningAbnormal brain activityNeural predictorsHomework completionGroup therapyTreatment engagementHD patientsTreatment complianceHD treatmentPremotor areasActivity abnormalitiesPatient's abilityBrain regionsTherapeutic benefitTreatment retentionRegion activityPrior researchAn exploration of neural predictors of treatment compliance in cognitive-behavioral group therapy for hoarding disorder.
Worden B, Tolin D, Stevens M. An exploration of neural predictors of treatment compliance in cognitive-behavioral group therapy for hoarding disorder. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2023 PMID: 39492520, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.10.148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive-behavioral therapyHoarding disorderBrain activityTreatment attendanceBrain dysfunctionCognitive-behavioral group therapyEffective cognitive-behavioral therapyAssociated with treatment attendanceFunctional magnetic resonanceAbnormal brain activityExecutive functionGroup therapyHomework completionTreatment retentionTreatment engagementBrain regionsActivation abnormalitiesRegional activityPremotor areasTreatment complianceInsulaCompliance variablesBrainPatient's abilityDisorders
2022
Structural language impairment in Autism Spectrum Disorder versus Loss of Autism Diagnosis: Behavioral and neural characteristics
Larson C, Rivera-Figueroa K, Thomas H, Fein D, Stevens M, Eigsti I. Structural language impairment in Autism Spectrum Disorder versus Loss of Autism Diagnosis: Behavioral and neural characteristics. NeuroImage Clinical 2022, 34: 103043. PMID: 35567947, PMCID: PMC9112023, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2022.103043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructural language impairmentAutism spectrum disorderLanguage impairmentSpectrum disorderAutism diagnosisLanguage-related brain regionsStructural language abilitiesStructural language difficultiesLeft hemisphere lateralizationFunctional MRI resultsFunctional neuroimaging methodsRecalling SentencesHemisphere lateralizationLanguage abilityNeural specializationADHD symptomsSocial abilitiesASD symptomsLanguage difficultiesLanguage functionNeural characteristicsNeuroimaging methodsGroup differencesBrain regionsOmnibus measure
2019
Brain Imaging of the Cortex in ADHD: A Coordinated Analysis of Large-Scale Clinical and Population-Based Samples
Hoogman M, Muetzel R, Guimaraes J, Shumskaya E, Mennes M, Zwiers M, Jahanshad N, Sudre G, Wolfers T, Earl E, Soliva Vila J, Vives-Gilabert Y, Khadka S, Novotny S, Hartman C, Heslenfeld D, Schweren L, Ambrosino S, Oranje B, de Zeeuw P, Chaim-Avancini T, Rosa P, Zanetti M, Malpas C, Kohls G, von Polier G, Seitz J, Biederman J, Doyle A, Dale A, van Erp T, Epstein J, Jernigan T, Baur-Streubel R, Ziegler G, Zierhut K, Schrantee A, Høvik M, Lundervold A, Kelly C, McCarthy H, Skokauskas N, O’Gorman Tuura R, Calvo A, Lera-Miguel S, Nicolau R, Chantiluke K, Christakou A, Vance A, Cercignani M, Gabel M, Asherson P, Baumeister S, Brandeis D, Hohmann S, Bramati I, Tovar-Moll F, Fallgatter A, Kardatzki B, Schwarz L, Anikin A, Baranov A, Gogberashvili T, Kapilushniy D, Solovieva A, El Marroun H, White T, Karkashadze G, Namazova-Baranova L, Ethofer T, Mattos P, Banaschewski T, Coghill D, Plessen K, Kuntsi J, Mehta M, Paloyelis Y, Harrison N, Bellgrove M, Silk T, Cubillo A, Rubia K, Lazaro L, Brem S, Walitza S, Frodl T, Zentis M, Castellanos F, Yoncheva Y, Haavik J, Reneman L, Conzelmann A, Lesch K, Pauli P, Reif A, Tamm L, Konrad K, Oberwelland Weiss E, Busatto G, Louza M, Durston S, Hoekstra P, Oosterlaan J, Stevens M, Ramos-Quiroga J, Vilarroya O, Fair D, Nigg J, Thompson P, Buitelaar J, Faraone S, Shaw P, Tiemeier H, Bralten J, Franke B. Brain Imaging of the Cortex in ADHD: A Coordinated Analysis of Large-Scale Clinical and Population-Based Samples. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2019, 176: 531-542. PMID: 31014101, PMCID: PMC6879185, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.18091033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderCortical measuresDeficit hyperactivity disorderChild Behavior ChecklistAdult groupAttention ScaleADHD symptomsAttention problemsCortical thicknessFusiform gyrusHyperactivity disorderADHD diagnosisCortical surface areaLifespan trajectoriesBehavior ChecklistFamilial effectsFuture longitudinal studiesTemporal regionsNeuroimage studiesBrain regionsLarge significant effectLow surface area valuesLongitudinal studyAdolescentsFrontal cortex
2017
Altered Functional Connectivity in Sickle Cell Disease Exists at Rest and During Acute Pain Challenge
Zempsky W, Stevens M, Santanelli J, Gaynor A, Khadka S. Altered Functional Connectivity in Sickle Cell Disease Exists at Rest and During Acute Pain Challenge. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2017, 33: 1060-1070. PMID: 28272117, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseChronic pain disordersPain challengePain disordersCell diseaseSomatosensory networkBrain regionsAltered functional connectivityFunctional connectivity abnormalitiesSubcortical brain regionsLower functional integrationDefault mode networkCentral sensitizationRed blood cellsNociceptive informationPain sensitizationChronic painPain responseParietal lobe regionsPressure algometerPainful stimuliNeurodevelopmental abnormalitiesSCD controlsConnectivity abnormalitiesSalience network
2015
Language comprehension and brain function in individuals with an optimal outcome from autism
Eigsti IM, Stevens MC, Schultz RT, Barton M, Kelley E, Naigles L, Orinstein A, Troyb E, Fein DA. Language comprehension and brain function in individuals with an optimal outcome from autism. NeuroImage Clinical 2015, 10: 182-191. PMID: 26862477, PMCID: PMC4707189, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2015.11.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderTypical developmentTD groupBrain networksSentence comprehension taskIndividuals ages 8Functional MRI scansLanguage comprehensionASD groupComprehension taskLanguage abilityLateralized regionsLanguage performanceRight homologueOO individualsSpectrum disorderBrain functioningPosterior cingulateLanguage processingAge 8Temporal regionsBrain regionsBrain functionMinority of individualsIntensive learningStereotaxic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Brain Atlases for Infants from 3 to 12 Months
Fillmore P, Richards J, Phillips-Meek M, Cryer A, Stevens M. Stereotaxic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Brain Atlases for Infants from 3 to 12 Months. Developmental Neuroscience 2015, 37: 515-532. PMID: 26440296, PMCID: PMC4644510, DOI: 10.1159/000438749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingAdult brainBrain structuresInfant brainAge-appropriate templatesFirst yearIndividual brain regionsSubcortical areasCortical areasBrain areasInfant ageResonance imagingBrain regionsInfant developmentInfantsMRI templateBrainStereotaxic atlasStereotaxic atlasesAgeInfant participantsBrain atlasesCurrent studyIndividualsParticipantsA preliminary study of the effects of working memory training on brain function
Stevens MC, Gaynor A, Bessette KL, Pearlson GD. A preliminary study of the effects of working memory training on brain function. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2015, 10: 387-407. PMID: 26138580, PMCID: PMC4698365, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-015-9416-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderWM trainingMemory trainingBrain regionsDifferent neural correlatesBrain functionADHD symptom severityTraining-related changesTemporal lobe regionsDifferent symptom typesWM abilityExecutive processingWM performanceFMRI taskFrontoparietal circuitsNeural correlatesBrain activationHyperactivity disorderNeuropsychological testsNeural changesBrain activityTask phasesLobe regionsActivation gainControl participants
2013
A pilot study linking reduced fronto–Striatal recruitment during reward processing to persistent bingeing following treatment for binge‐eating disorder
Balodis IM, Grilo CM, Kober H, Worhunsky PD, White MA, Stevens MC, Pearlson GD, Potenza MN. A pilot study linking reduced fronto–Striatal recruitment during reward processing to persistent bingeing following treatment for binge‐eating disorder. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2013, 47: 376-384. PMID: 24729034, PMCID: PMC3986812, DOI: 10.1002/eat.22204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBinge-eating disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imagingReward processingMonetary incentive delay taskInferior frontal gyrusIncentive delay taskBinge-eating statusMedial prefrontal cortexBrain reward circuitryNeural correlatesDelay taskSpecific brain regionsFrontal gyrusNeurobiological underpinningsOutcome phasePrefrontal cortexReward circuitryVentral striatumAnticipatory phaseBrain regionsTreatment outcomesDiminished recruitmentProcessingMagnetic resonance imagingIndividualsProlonged hemodynamic response during incidental facial emotion processing in inter-episode bipolar I disorder
Rosenfeld ES, Pearlson GD, Sweeney JA, Tamminga CA, Keshavan MS, Nonterah C, Stevens MC. Prolonged hemodynamic response during incidental facial emotion processing in inter-episode bipolar I disorder. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2013, 8: 73-86. PMID: 23975275, PMCID: PMC3944373, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-013-9246-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFMRI studyDorsolateral prefrontal cortex responsesAutomatic emotion regulationAffectively salient stimuliFacial emotion processingGender discrimination taskBrain regionsRemitted bipolar disorderPrefrontal cortex responsesResidual mood symptomsPrefrontal cortex regionsDiagnostic group differencesVentromedial prefrontal cortex regionsCortex brain regionsAngry expressionsEmotion regulationEmotion processingEmotional processingBrain activationTask performanceHemodynamic responseEmotional reactionsBipolar disorderBipolar IPrefrontal cortexDiffusion Tensor Imaging White Matter Endophenotypes in Patients With Schizophrenia or Psychotic Bipolar Disorder and Their Relatives
Skudlarski P, Schretlen DJ, Thaker GK, Stevens MC, Keshavan MS, Sweeney JA, Tamminga CA, Clementz BA, O’Neil K, Pearlson GD. Diffusion Tensor Imaging White Matter Endophenotypes in Patients With Schizophrenia or Psychotic Bipolar Disorder and Their Relatives. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2013, 170: 886-898. PMID: 23771210, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12111448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnisotropyBipolar DisorderBrainDiffusion Tensor ImagingDominance, CerebralEndophenotypesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedLeukoencephalopathiesNerve NetPhenotypePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesReference ValuesSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologyStatistics as TopicConceptsPsychotic bipolar disorderBipolar disorderWhite matter integrityFractional anisotropyComparison subjectsFractional anisotropy decreasesFirst-degree relativesHealthy comparison subjectsLower white matter integrityDiffusion tensorMultiple white matter regionsLower fractional anisotropyWhite matter regionsBipolar-Schizophrenia NetworkHealthy subjectsBipolar relativesProband groupsYoung subjectsBrain regionsDisease specificityFractional anisotropy measuresUnaffected relativesMatter regionsBrain connectivitySchizophreniaTask-related concurrent but opposite modulations of overlapping functional networks as revealed by spatial ICA
Xu J, Zhang S, Calhoun VD, Monterosso J, Li CS, Worhunsky PD, Stevens M, Pearlson GD, Potenza MN. Task-related concurrent but opposite modulations of overlapping functional networks as revealed by spatial ICA. NeuroImage 2013, 79: 62-71. PMID: 23611864, PMCID: PMC3677796, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.04.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommon brain regionsSpatial independent component analysisDifferent functional networksMedial frontoparietal corticesFunctional networksCognitive tasksBrain regionsFrontoparietal cortexMultiple cognitive processesFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) dataHigher-order association corticesTask-related modulationSame brain regionsCognitive processesVisual tasksMagnetic resonance imaging dataVentral tegmental areaPosterior cingulateAssociation cortexHealthy participantsHuman brainTimecoursesSubcortical structuresSpatial ICATaskThe role of top-down control in different phases of a sensorimotor timing task: a DCM study of adults and adolescents
Witt ST, Stevens MC. The role of top-down control in different phases of a sensorimotor timing task: a DCM study of adults and adolescents. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2013, 7: 260-273. PMID: 23475755, PMCID: PMC3743949, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-013-9224-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrefrontal cortexLow-level sensorySignificant maturational effectsVentrolateral prefrontal cortexDynamic causal modelingInternal clock mechanismFinger-tapping taskCognitive controlSensorimotor timingBehavioral accuracyAuditory cuesTiming taskFMRI studyBaseline connectivitySensory regionsCognitive functionDCM studySensory stimuliCausal modelingAuditory cortexMotor regionsCuesBrain regionsAccurate performanceMotor control
2012
fMRI task parameters influence hemodynamic activity in regions implicated in mental set switching
Witt ST, Stevens MC. fMRI task parameters influence hemodynamic activity in regions implicated in mental set switching. NeuroImage 2012, 65: 139-151. PMID: 23079572, PMCID: PMC3523276, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.09.072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain regionsMagnetic resonance imaging studySecondary visual cortexResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studySensorimotor cortexFronto-parietal regionsAnterior prefrontal cortexAnterior cingulateVisual cortexImaging studiesFronto-parietal networkPrefrontal cortexHemodynamic activityCortexBrain activityComplex executive functionsStimulus complexityExecutive functionResponse complexityTrialsNon-switch trialsPrevious studiesNeural Mechanisms of Decision Making in Hoarding Disorder
Tolin DF, Stevens MC, Villavicencio AL, Norberg MM, Calhoun VD, Frost RO, Steketee G, Rauch SL, Pearlson GD. Neural Mechanisms of Decision Making in Hoarding Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry 2012, 69: 832-841. PMID: 22868937, PMCID: PMC3506167, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.1980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBrain MappingCerebral CortexDecision MakingDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersEvoked PotentialsExpressed EmotionFemaleGyrus CinguliHoarding DisorderHospitals, VoluntaryHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeural PathwaysObsessive BehaviorSickness Impact ProfileConceptsHealthy control subjectsObsessive-compulsive disorderAnterior cingulate cortexNeural mechanismsCingulate cortexBrain regionsNeural activityAppropriate emotional responsesFrontal brain regionsFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) signalsPrevious neuroimaging studiesUnique diagnostic entityFunctional magnetic resonanceMagnetic resonance imaging signalsControl subjectsImpaired decisionInsula functionEmotional significanceAffective statesDepressive symptomsHoarding DisorderEmotional responsesNeuroimaging studiesPatientsPoor insightOvercoming residual interference in mental set switching: Neural correlates and developmental trajectory
Witt ST, Stevens MC. Overcoming residual interference in mental set switching: Neural correlates and developmental trajectory. NeuroImage 2012, 62: 2055-2064. PMID: 22584223, PMCID: PMC3482401, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher taskLower taskFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studySpaced trialsSubsequent stimulus processingBrain regionsMagnetic resonance imaging studyDissociable influencesExecutive controlCognitive setResonance imaging studyNeural correlatesStimulus processingBrain systemsSwitch costsDevelopmental trajectoriesTask typeSet switchingSubcortical motor networksNew tasksInterstimulus intervalPassive decayTaskReaction timeCortical controlMultiple resting state network functional connectivity abnormalities in mild traumatic brain injury
Stevens MC, Lovejoy D, Kim J, Oakes H, Kureshi I, Witt ST. Multiple resting state network functional connectivity abnormalities in mild traumatic brain injury. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2012, 6: 293-318. PMID: 22555821, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-012-9157-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injuryMild traumatic brain injuryMild TBI patientsFunctional connectivity abnormalitiesTBI patientsBrain injuryConnectivity abnormalitiesFunctional connectivitySevere traumatic brain injuryWhite matter microstructural damagePostconcussive symptom severityWhole-brain functional connectivityFunctional connectivity deficitsCompensatory neural processesBrain networksBrain functional connectivityHealthy control participantsVoxelwise group comparisonsIntracerebral injuryNeurobiological sequelaeConnectivity deficitsAnterior cingulateBrain regionsSymptom severityAnatomical connectivityA large scale multivariate parallel ICA method reveals novel imaging–genetic relationships for Alzheimer's disease in the ADNI cohort
Meda SA, Narayanan B, Liu J, Perrone-Bizzozero NI, Stevens MC, Calhoun VD, Glahn DC, Shen L, Risacher SL, Saykin AJ, Pearlson GD. A large scale multivariate parallel ICA method reveals novel imaging–genetic relationships for Alzheimer's disease in the ADNI cohort. NeuroImage 2012, 60: 1608-1621. PMID: 22245343, PMCID: PMC3312985, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.12.076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAlzheimer DiseaseBrainCanadaCohort StudiesData Interpretation, StatisticalFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMultivariate AnalysisPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrevalencePrincipal Component AnalysisReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityUnited StatesConceptsLate-onset Alzheimer's diseaseMagnetic resonance imagingAlzheimer's diseaseOnset Alzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) cohortElderly healthy controlsAmnestic mild cognitive impairmentDifferent brain regionsMild cognitive impairmentStructural MRI scansHealthy controlsCardiovascular diseaseInitiative cohortMRI scansPathologic processesCognitive impairmentResonance imagingBrain regionsSingle nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) variantsCaucasian adultsSubject cohortDiseasePhysiologic pathwaysCohortPolymorphism variants
2011
Cortical Thickness and Folding Deficits in Conduct-Disordered Adolescents
Hyatt CJ, Haney-Caron E, Stevens MC. Cortical Thickness and Folding Deficits in Conduct-Disordered Adolescents. Biological Psychiatry 2011, 72: 207-214. PMID: 22209639, PMCID: PMC3367056, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.11.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge of OnsetAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityCerebral CortexChildConduct DisorderFemaleFunctional LateralityHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLinear ModelsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeuropsychological TestsPrefrontal CortexPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychomotor PerformanceSoftwareConceptsCortical thicknessParietal lobeBrain regionsControl subjectsParacentral lobuleConduct disorderThinner cortexCD participantsTemporal lobe structural abnormalitiesPure conduct disorderLocal gyrification indexBrain structure imagesAnterior brain regionsDifferent brain regionsSurface-based morphometryPosterior brain regionsTemporoparietal junctionBrain abnormalitiesGyrification indexTemporal lobeAnterior cingulateFrontal lobeDorsomedial prefrontalStructural abnormalitiesOrbitofrontal cortexThe Effects of Stimulant Medication on Working Memory Functional Connectivity in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Wong CG, Stevens MC. The Effects of Stimulant Medication on Working Memory Functional Connectivity in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2011, 71: 458-466. PMID: 22209640, PMCID: PMC4120250, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imagingFunctional connectivityFMRI taskHyperactivity disorderStimulant medicationNetwork engagementMemory fMRI taskFrontoparietal brain networksBrain regionsFrontoparietal brain regionsConnectivity changesMemory reaction timeVentrolateral prefrontal cortexAdditional brain regionsGroup independent component analysisMedication-related changesFunctional connectivity analysisRegional functional connectivityFunctional connectivity changesMemory performanceRepeated-measures t-testBrain activationIndependent component analysisRetrieval phase